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During the early 1960s, Paris was an explosion of life. As the old gave way to the new, everything was in flux and the city was filled with an energy that promised cultural shifts and social change. Against this backgound, in a working class neighborhood, two unlikely characters--a young Jew and an elderly Muslim--begin a friendship. When we meet Moise, also known as Momo, he is in effect an orphan... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Art/Foreign, Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 13, 2004 NY/LA |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexual content. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$2,825,395 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...very nice and very familiar." more...
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B- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"The last third of the film is more like a fantasy." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"There's a joyous, sometimes bittersweet quality to this film." more...
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A- |
E! Online,
"...a not-bad (nor great) exercise in heartwarming intergenerational bonding." more...
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B |
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